2009-10
Junior guard Orlando Johnson is a Rivals.com Preseason Mid-Major
All-American...Johnson is coming off of one of the finest debut
seasons in UCSB history...Selected Big West Player of the Year, Big
West Tournament Most Valuable Player, First Team All-Big West, NABC
First Team All District 9, Associated Press Honorable Mention
All-American, and Lou Henson Mid-Major All-American...Averaged 18.0
points, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game...Johnson was the
first Gaucho player since 1996-97 to score in double-figures in
every game over an entire season...Scored a career-high 28 points
in a win at Pacific...Also had 27 points in an overtime win at home
over Cal State Fullerton...Scored 15 or more points 23 times and 20
or more 11 times...Johnson had 20 points and five rebounds in
UCSB's NCAA Tournament game against Ohio State...Scored 20 points,
five rebounds, and four assists in a Big West Tournament
championship win over Long Beach State...Went for 19 points and 10
rebounds in a win over Weber State and then had 17 points and 10
assists in a loss at Cal...Made 48.1% of his field goal attempts,
the second highest mark on the team...Got off to a quick start as a
Gaucho as he went 7-for-7 from the field in a season-opening win
over Cal State Los Angeles...Johnson made 46-of-116 3-point field
goal attempts, 39.7%...Made all four of his 3-point attempts in a
home win over Pacific...Johnson made a 3-point basket as the final
seconds ticket off the clock to give UCSB a win at UC
Riverside...Also made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to tie a game
against Cal State Fullerton and the Gauchos ultimately won the game
in overtime...Had five or more rebounds 18 times and seven or more
on 10 occasions...Shot 70.3% from the free throw line, but he made
84 out of 101 over the final 16 games, 83.2%...His total of 540
points was the sixth most in school history.

2008-09
Johnson redshirted the 2008-09 season after transferring from
Loyola Marymount

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
Johnson's one season at Loyola Marymount was an outstanding
one...Set school records for freshman by scoring 383 points and
averaging 12.4 points per game...Also tied LMU's record for
rebounds by a freshman with 152...Led the Lions in scoring and
rebounding, tied for the team-lead in blocked shots with 12, and
was second on the team with 40 three-point baskets...Johnson scored
in double-figures 20 times in 31 game...Also scored 15 or more 12
times and 20 or more four times...Scored a career-high 26 points
against Wagner, 25 against UC Riverside, 23 against Presbyterian,
and 21 against Mercer...Had a season-high 11 rebounds three
times...Had double-doubles against Boise State (16 points, 11
rebounds), Portland (16 points, 11 rebounds), and Pepperdine (17
points, 11 rebounds)...Made a season-high four three-point baskets
against UC Riverside...Hit two or more three-pointers 10
times...Johnson shot 41.2% overall, 32.0% from three-point range,
and 64.2% from the free throw line...Averaged 2.1 assists per game
and had a season-high of six against Boise State...Earned West
Coast Conference Player of the Week honors.

High School
Johnson graduated from Palma High School...Attended N
orth Salinas High School for his freshman and sophomore
years...Averaged 25.6 points and 12.1 rebounds per game as a
senior...Helped Palma to a 27-3 record, a CIF Central Coast Section
title and to the Northern California regional championship
game...Following his senior season, Johnson was named Third Team
All-State, Division IV Northern California Player of the Year,
Monterey County Player of the Year, Tri-County Athletic League
Player of the Year, First Team All-CIF Central Coast Section, First
Team All-Tri-County Athletic League, and All-Monterey
County...Johnson was a three-time All-Tri-County Athletic League
and All-Monterey County selection...Averaged 19.7 points and 10.3
rebounds per game as junior...As a sophomore at North Salinas in
2004-05, he averaged 13.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, helping
the program to a league championship...Coached by Tim Kirkland and
Paul Alioto.

Personal
Orlando Vincent Johnson was born March 11, 1989 in Monterey,
Calif....The son of the late Vicki Renée Johnson...Raised by
his brothers Jamell Damon, Sr. and Robert Johnson, and his
sister-in-law Shannan Damon...His brother Jamell played football at
St. Mary's and his brother Robert played basketball at Weber
State...Johnson was a member of the Principal's Honor Roll in his
sophomore and senior years of high school...Also played three years
of football in high school, earning all-league and underclassmen
MVP honors as a junior before opting not to play his senior
season...Enjoys watching movies and his favorites include He Got
Game, Friday Night Lights, and Above the Rim...Roots for the
Oakland Raiders...Paul Pierce is his favorite athlete...Majoring in
communication studies and would someday like to get into television
and broadcasting..